Fatten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfætən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fatten is a verb meaning (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
Meaning
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
- (transitive) To make thick or thicker (often something containing paper, especially money).
- (intransitive) To become thick or thicker.
- (transitive) To make (soil) fertile and fruitful.
- (intransitive) To become fertile and fruitful.
Example Sentences
Mushrooms fatten in the warm September rain.
We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving.
He gradually fattened in the five years after getting married.
“You horrible old man, you’ve always tried to turn Erik into a slave, to fatten your pocketbook! […]”
Word Forms
- fattens
- fattening
- fattened
Synonyms for fatten
Depending on context, synonyms include enrich, plump, fat, fill out.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fat, plump, fill out, batten, stouten, bulk up.
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Sources & Attribution
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